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Was the Last Supper a Passover meal as in Matthew, Mark, and Luke? Or not, as in the book of John? John is correct, of course, because John was there. Here it becomes apparent that Matthew, Mark and Luke were not written by Jews. These authors did not know that Jesus is the passover lamb. Author Peter Enns pointed out that Jesus is crucified at the same time the passover lambs were slaughtered for the Passover meal.
Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 And during the meal, the devil had already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him. 3 Because he knew that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and was going to God, 4 arose from the meal, and removed his outer garments. He took a towel, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6 Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered him, “You do not know what I am doing now, but you will understand later.” 8 Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with me.” 9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.” 10 Jesus said to him, “Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you.” 11 For he knew him who would betray him, therefore he said, “You are not all clean.” 12 So when he had washed their feet, put his outer garment back on, and sat down again, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? 13 You call me, 'Teacher' and 'Lord.' You say so correctly, for so I am. 14 If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. 16 Truly, truly, I tell you, a servant is not greater than his master, neither one who is sent greater than he who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. 18 I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen. But that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who ate my bread has lifted up his heel against me.'a 19 I am telling you this now before it happens, so that when it does happen you may believe that I am He. 20 Truly, truly, I tell you, he who receives whomever I send, receives Me; and he who receives Me, receives him who sent Me.” 21 When Jesus had said this, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you that one of you will betray Me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom he spoke. 23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining against Jesus' chest. 24 Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to inquire who it was he was talking about. 25 He, leaning back, as he was, on Jesus' chest, asked him, “Lord, who is it?” 26 Jesus therefore answered, “It is he to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 After the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” 28 Now none of those reclining knew why he said this to him. 29 For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus said to him, “Buy what things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor. 30 Therefore, having received the piece of bread, he went out immediately; and it was night. 31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in Him. 32 If God has been glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and He will glorify Him at once. 33 Little children, I will be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me, and as I said to the Jewish leaders, 'Where I am going, you cannot come,' so now I tell you. 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” 36 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow afterwards.” 37 Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for You.” 38 Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I tell you, the rooster won't crow until you have denied Me three times.”
“Do not let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in Me. 2 In my Father's house are many dwelling places. If it weren't so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to Myself; that where I am, you may be there also. 4 And you know where I am going and you know the way.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. 7 If you have known Me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” 8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father?' 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak from Myself; but the Father who lives in Me does his works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me; or else believe because of the works themselves. 12 Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me anything in My name, I will do it. 15 If you love Me, you will keep my commandments. 16 I will pray to the Father, and He will give you another Counselor, that He may be with you forever, 17 the Spirit of truth, Whom the world cannot receive; because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He lives with you, and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world will see Me no more; but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. 20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in Me, and I in you. 21 The one who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. And the one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.” 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, what has happened that You are about to reveal Yourself to us, and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and my Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling place with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep my words. The word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father's who sent Me. 25 All this I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 You heard how I told you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I. 29 Now I have told you before it happens so that, when it happens, you may believe. 30 I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has no hold on Me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded Me, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.”
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in Me. 5 I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in Me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. 6 If a man does not remain in Me, he is thrown out as a branch, and withers; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you remain in Me, and my words remain in you, ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you. 8 In this is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 Even as the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you. Remain in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; even as I have kept My Father's commandments, and remain in His love. 11 I have spoken these things to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full. 12 This is My commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are My friends, if you do whatever I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in My name, He may give it to you. 17 I command these things to you, that you may love one another. 18 If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things will they do to you because of My name, because they do not know Him who sent Me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 He who hates Me hates My Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both Me and my Father. 25 But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which is written in their law, 'They hated Me without a cause.'a 26 When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about Me. 27 And you will also testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.”
Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify You; 2 even as You gave him authority over all flesh, He will give eternal life to all whom you have given Him. 3 This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Him whom you sent, Jesus the Messiah. 4 I glorified You on the earth. I have accomplished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 Now, Father, glorify Me with your own self with the glory which I had with You before the world existed. 6 I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word. 7 Now they have known that all things whatever you have given Me are from you, 8 for the words which You have given Me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came forth from You, and they have believed that you sent Me. 9 I pray for them. I do not pray for the world, but for those whom you have given Me, for they are yours. 10 All things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep them through Your name which You have given me, that they may be one, even as We are. 12 While I was with them, I kept them in Your name which You have given Me, and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to You, and I say these things in the world, that they may have My joy made full in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word. The world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 I pray not that You would take them from the world, but that You would keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world even as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them in the truth. Your word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, even so I have sent them into the world. 19 For their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. 20 Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who believe in Me through their word, 21 that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that you sent Me. 22 The glory which you have given Me, I have given to them; that they may be one, even as We are one; 23 I in them, and you in Me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as you loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that they also whom You have given me be with Me where I am, that they may see My glory, which You have given Me, for you loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 Righteous Father, the world hasn't known You, but I knew You; and these knew that You sent me. 26 I made known to them Your name, and will make it known; that the love with which You loved me may be in them, and I in them.”
1 It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes made designs how they might take him by deceit and put him to death: 2 But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear there may be trouble among the people. 3 And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head. 4 But some of them were angry among themselves, saying, For what purpose has this oil been wasted? 5 We might have got more than three hundred pence for it, and given the money to the poor. And they said things against her among themselves. 6 But Jesus said, Let her be; why are you troubling her? she has done a kind act to me. 7 The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever. 8 She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place. 9 And truly I say to you, Wherever the good news goes out through all the earth, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her. 10 And Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, so that he might give him up to them. 11 And hearing what he said, they were glad, and gave him their word to make him a payment of money. And he took thought how he might best give him up to them. 12 And on the first day of unleavened bread, when the Passover lamb is put to death, his disciples said to him, Where are we to go and make ready for you to take the Passover meal? 13 And he sent two of his disciples, and said to them, Go into the town, and there will come to you a man with a vessel of water: go after him; 14 And wherever he goes in, say to the owner of the house, The Master says, Where is my guest-room, where I may take the Passover with my disciples? 15 And he will take you up himself to a great room with a table and seats: there make ready for us. 16 And the disciples went out and came into the town, and saw that it was as he had said: and they made ready the Passover. 17 And when it was evening he came with the twelve. 18 And while they were seated taking food, Jesus said, Truly I say to you, One of you will be false to me, one who is taking food with me. 19 They were sad, and said to him one by one, Is it I? 20 And he said to them, It is one of the twelve, one who is putting his bread with me into the same plate. 21 The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but cursed is that man through whom the Son of man is given up! It would have been well for that man if he had never been given birth. 22 And while they were taking food, he took bread, and after blessing it, he gave the broken bread to them, and said, Take it: this is my body. 23 And he took a cup, and when he had given praise, he gave it to them: and they all had a drink from it. 24 And he said to them, This is my blood of the testament, which is given for men. 25 Truly I say to you, I will take no more of the fruit of the vine till the day when I take it new in the kingdom of God. 26 And after a song of praise to God they went out to the Mountain of Olives.
1 And when Jesus had come to the end of all these words, he said to his disciples, 2 After two days is the Passover, and the Son of man will be given up to the death of the cross. 3 Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas. 4 And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death. 5 But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people. 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table. 8 But when the disciples saw it they were angry, saying, To what purpose is this waste? 9 For we might have got much money for this and given it to the poor. 10 But Jesus, seeing it, said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? she has done a kind act to me. 11 For the poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever. 12 For in putting this perfume on my body, she did it to make me ready for my last resting-place. 13 Truly I say to you, Wherever this good news goes out in all the world, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her. 14 Then one of the twelve, who was named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, 15 What will you give me, if I give him up to you? And the price was fixed at thirty bits of silver. 16 And from that time he was watching for a chance to give him into their hands. 17 Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where are we to make ready for you to take the Passover meal? 18 And he said to them, Go into the town to such a man, and say to him, The Master says, My time is near: I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples. 19 And the disciples did as Jesus had said to them; and they made ready the Passover. 20 Now when evening was come, he was seated at table with the twelve disciples; 21 And while they were taking food, he said, Truly I say to you that one of you will be false to me. 22 And they were very said, and said to him, one by one, Is it I, Lord? 23 And he made answer and said, He who puts his hand into the plate with me, the same will be false to me. 24 The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but a curse is on that man through whom the Son of man is given up; it would have been well for that man if he had never come into the world. 25 And Judas, who was false to him, made answer and said, Is it I, Master? He says to him, Yes. 26 And when they were taking food, Jesus took bread and, after blessing it, he gave the broken bread to the disciples and said, Take it; this is my body. 27 And he took a cup and, having given praise, he gave it to them, saying, Take of it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood of the testament, which is given for men for the forgiveness of sins. 29 But I say to you that from now I will not take of this fruit of the vine, till that day when I take it new with you in my Father’s kingdom. 30 And after a song of praise to God, they went out to the Mountain of Olives.
1 Now the feast of unleavened bread was near, which is called the Passover. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a chance to put him to death, but they went in fear of the people. 3 And Satan came into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve. 4 And he went away and had a discussion with the chief priests and the rulers, about how he might give him up to them. 5 And they were glad, and undertook to give him money. 6 And he made an agreement with them to give him up to them, if he got a chance, when the people were not present. 7 And the day of unleavened bread came, when the Passover lamb is put to death. 8 And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make the Passover ready for us, so that we may take it. 9 And they said to him, Where are we to get it ready? 10 And he said to them, When you go into the town you will see a man coming to you with a vessel of water; go after him into the house into which he goes. And say to the master of the house, The Master says, Where is the guest-room, where I may take the Passover with my disciples? And he will take you up to a great room with a table and seats: there make ready. 13 And they went, and it was as he had said: and they made the Passover ready. 14 And when the time had come, he took his seat, and the Apostles with him. 15 And he said, I have had a great desire to keep this Passover with you before I come to my death; 16 For I say to you, I will not take it till it is made complete in the kingdom of God. 17 And he took a cup and, having given praise, he said, Make division of this among yourselves; 18 For I say to you, I will not take of the fruit of the vine till the kingdom of God has come. 19 And he took bread and, having given praise, he gave it to them when it had been broken, saying, This is my body, which is given for you: do this in memory of me. 20 And in the same way, after the meal, he took the cup, saying, This cup is the new testament, made with my blood which is given for you. 21 But the hand of him who is false to me is with me at the table. 22 For it will be done to the Son of man after the purpose of God, but unhappy is that man by whom he is given up. 23 And they were wondering among themselves which of them it was who would do this thing. 24 And there was an argument among them about which of them was the greatest. 25 And he said, The kings of the Gentiles are lords over them, and those who have authority are given names of honour. 26 But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant. 27 For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant. 28 But you are those who have kept with me through my troubles; 29 And I will give you a kingdom as my Father has given one to me, 30 So that you may take food and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated like kings, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 31 Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested: 32 But I have made prayer for you, that your faith may not go from you: and when you are turned again, make your brothers strong. 33 And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death. 34 And he said, I say to you, Peter, before the cock’s second cry today, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. 35 And he said to them, When I sent you out without money or bag or shoes, were you in need of anything? And they said, Nothing. 36 And he said to them, But now, he who has a money-bag, or a bag for food, let him take it: and he who has not, let him give his coat for money and get a sword. 37 For I say to you that these words will be put into effect in me, And he was numbered among the evil-doers: for what has been said in the Writings about me has an end. 38 And they said, Lord, here are two swords. And he said, It is enough. 39 And he came out, and went, as his way was, to the Mountain of Olives, and the disciples went with him.